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Enrollment
1,226
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 438
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 150003000133
Ewa Elementary School
91-1280 Renton Rd, Ewa Beach, HI 96706 · (808) 681-8202 · Honolulu County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,226 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Hawaii public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Hawaii public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
597 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 49%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 240 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 171 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 225 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 182 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 175 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 195 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (240) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (195).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 79% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Strive HI 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
HI avg 52.0%
Math
46.0%
HI avg 41.9%
What this means: On the Strive HI, Hawaii's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Hawaii schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
Source: Strive HI. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Ewa Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewa Elementary School this school | 1,226 | 48.7% | N/A |
| Elsie H Wilcox Elementary School Lihue | 743 | 47.1% | N/A |
| Kapolei Elementary School Kapolei | 673 | 44.0% | N/A |
| Holomua Elementary School Ewa Beach | 1,107 | 35.6% | N/A |
| Waiakea Elementary School Hilo | 706 | 53.1% | N/A |
| Kanoelani Elementary School Waipahu | 735 | 37.1% | N/A |
Matched among Hawaii elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ewa Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Hawaii | In Honolulu County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #106 of 178 | #82 of 124 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #114 of 178 | #90 of 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,226 | #1 of 183 | #1 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #163 of 164 | #116 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.2% | #42 of 164 | #25 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.7% | #103 of 179 | #61 of 125 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.1% | #6 of 29 | #4 of 19 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,226
+193 (+19%) vs 2020
+189% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,226 | 66 | 18.6:1 | 49% (597) |
| 2023-24 | 1,136 | 62 | 18.3:1 | 49% (562) |
| 2022-23 | 1,118 | 64 | 17.5:1 | 51% (568) |
| 2020-21 | 1,033 | 68 | 15.2:1 | 49% (509) |
| 2017-18 | 1,084 | 66 | 16.4:1 | 55% (591) |
| 2015-16 | 1,101 | 74 | 14.9:1 | 55% (601) |
| 2010-11 | 1,015 | 69 | 14.7:1 | 56% (569) |
| 2000-01 | 787 | 47 | 16.7:1 | 49% (388) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 21 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ewa Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (1,084 to 1,226); teachers unchanged (66 to 66).
About Ewa Elementary School
Ewa Elementary School is a large elementary school that serves part of Ewa Beach, Hawaii. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 1,226 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Hawaii average about 438 students.
Hawaii Department of Education is responsible for 296 schools, Ewa Elementary School included, with 167,071 students in all.
Asian students are the largest group at Ewa Elementary School, with 29% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% multiracial, 21% Hispanic, 18% Pacific Islander, and 3% White. The Asian share of the county population is higher, at 42%. Ewa Elementary School has a diversity index of 76%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 66 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.6:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Hawaii. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 49%.
allk12 grades Ewa Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Hawaii public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Honolulu County show that median household income is about $106,195, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 187 public schools in Honolulu County, with a combined enrollment of about 111,011.
Honouliuli Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line. Ewa Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Ewa Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Ewa Elementary School had 1,033 students in 2020-21 and 1,226 in 2024-25, a 19% increase. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.2:1 to 18.6:1 over the same years.
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Honolulu County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,001,146
Census ACS
Median income
$106,195
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
111,011 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Ewa Beach
- James Campbell High SchoolHigh · 2,890 students
- Ewa Makai Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,221 students
- Holomua Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,107 students
- Keoneula Elementary SchoolElementary · 900 students
- Honouliuli Middle SchoolMiddle · 793 students
- Ilima Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 725 students
Nearby schools
- Honouliuli Middle School0.9 mi · 793
- Holomua Elementary School1.0 mi · 1,107
- Ewa Makai Middle School1.6 mi · 1,221
- Kapolei Middle School1.7 mi · 727
- Keoneula Elementary School1.7 mi · 900
- Kapolei Elementary School2.0 mi · 673
Frequently asked questions
About Ewa Elementary SchoolHow large is Ewa Elementary School?
Ewa Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,226 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ewa Elementary School serve?
Ewa Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Ewa Elementary School?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Ewa Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ewa Elementary School?
At Ewa Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 29% Asian, 28% Two or more.
Is Ewa Elementary School public or private?
Ewa Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hawaii Department of Education.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.